
936 
FNUS54 KMRX 081845
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  THIS FRONT WILL STALL OUT 
AND RETURN AS A WARM FRONT BY TUESDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-091945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   66-71 (-1)   45-50        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   30-35 (-18)  78-83        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      S  8 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G20    W  5         LGT/VAR      SW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            5 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     SW 24        
DISPERSION                         24                        59           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-091945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+2)   64-69 (-4)   41-46        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-2)   31-36 (-13)  83-88        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G16                  S 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G18    W  7 G15     LGT/VAR      S 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                      8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            5 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.02         0.01         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     SW 18        
DISPERSION                         23                        34           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-091945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-1)   64-69 (-4)   41-46        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+8)   33-38 (-10)  86-91        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G25    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            20           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                      8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            8 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.02         0.01         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     SW 21        
DISPERSION                         12                        33           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-091945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+2)   69-74 (0)    44-49        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  31-36 (-14)  93-98        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     SW 18        
DISPERSION                         17                        44           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-091945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   70-75 (+1)   42-47        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+5)  30-35 (-14)  95-100       38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                      8 PM                      
PRECIP END            8 AM                      8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     SW 17        
DISPERSION                         26                        38           
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-091945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   69-74 (-1)   43-48        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-3)   30-35 (-13)  89-94        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    W  5         LGT/VAR      SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                      8 PM                      
PRECIP END            5 AM                      8 AM                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      SW 21        
DISPERSION                         25                        58           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-091945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+2)   69-74 (0)    47-52        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+1)   32-37 (-16)  88-93        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                      8 PM                      
PRECIP END            5 AM                      8 AM                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      SW 23        
DISPERSION                         19                        67           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-091945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009 /145 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2009/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+3)   70-75 (+2)   50-55        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-5)   33-38 (-18)  92-97        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  7                      SW 20        
DISPERSION                         15                        59           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$








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